James Delahunty
21 May 2007 19:49
Offering special editions of games for a higher price is already being done frequently with next-gen consoles. For example, the Legendary Edition of Halo 3 will sell for a whopping $129.99. Many hardcore gamers will definitely pay the extra price for the more expensive Halo editions and you could argue that the following for the Grand Theft Auto brand would do exactly the same - even Rockstar thinks so.
A special edition of Grand Theft Auto IV will cost $89.99, $30 more than the regular edition at $59.99. For the extra fee, customers will get extra goodies which include a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag and book which contains production artwork from the game, and also a soundtrack CD. All of the goodies will come inside another goodie... a fully lockable metal safety deposit box.
The bundle will contain a special keychain to access the lockbox. Both versions of the highly-anticipated game will go on sale in North America on October 16th and then in Europe three days later. It is set in during the present day and Rockstar has promised the soundtrack will contain "new material from top artists available only on this release."
See a trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV here.
Source:
GameSpot